The 25 Best Animated Movies to Watch With the Entire Family

It doesn't matter if you're 5 or 55 years old, animated flicks are for everyone. They'll make you laugh, cry, and sing along again and again. So the next time you're struggling to pick something to watch on movie night, go with one (or two!) of these classics.

Mr. Incredible lives a mundane life as a regular guy on Earth with his family — but he has a secret. The Incredibles are superheroes, and when Mr. Incredible has the opportunity to battle a robot, things go very wrong, so his wife and kids must save him.

A young clownfish named Nemo is captured by humans and sent to an aquarium in a dentist's office. While he is trying to escape, his father, Marlin, searches for him with the help of his new, forgetful friend, Dory. Both clownfish make friends on their touching and exciting journies to bring Nemo home.

When a young boy named Andy gets a cool new Buzz Lightyear action figure, a cowboy doll named Woody gets jealous. Buzz believes he's on a mission to return to his home planet, but things go awry when Andy's family moves and the toys get lost in the shuffle, leading them on a journey to reunite with their owner.

Simba is a young lion set to inherit the kingdom of his father, Mufasa. But Mufasa's evil brother, Scar, wants to take over the throne, so he tricks Simba and his father into a wildebeest stampede that kills Mufasa. Simba escapes, but to reclaim his kingdom, he must return to his homeland as an adult (with some help from a few funny friends).

After the snow queen Elsa accidentally uses her powers to trap the entire kingdom in a perpetual winter, her sister, Anna, teams up with a mountaineer named Kristoff, his reindeer, and a snowman to find Elsa and reverse the spell. But when Anna falls for the wrong guy, things get really icy.

When Riley's family moves to San Francisco from her hometown in the Midwest, she's upset — so her emotions try to help her through this major life change. Joy takes charge, but when the move brings out Sadness, the rest of the emotions must team up to get her back to her happy self.

Sully is a lean, blue monster machine, and his best friend/scare assistant is Mike Wazowski — a tiny, one-eyed green monster. The two rule the largest scare factory, but when Boo, a human child, enters their monster world, the two friends must try to return her back to her human world before the rest of the monsters find out.

Shrek is a mean ogre who loves his isolated swamp. But when his home is invaded by fairy-tale characters banished by Lord Farquaad, he must save their homes by rescuing Princess Fiona, so she can be the Lord's bride. When Shrek finally rescues the Princess, there's much more to her than meets the eye.

All Ariel wants is to become a human and fall in love, but her controlling father, King Triton, forbids it. Ariel, driven by her love for Prince Eric, makes a deal with the sea witch Ursula to become a human for three days — but there's a big catch.

Mr. Fox has been married to his wife for 12 years, but after raiding the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce, and Bean, he puts his family and animal friends in danger. Now, he has to fix the problem.

Flik is a clumsy ant that seems to keep messing things up for his colony, which he calls home. When he gets in trouble with a grasshopper named Hopper for accidentally destroying their food source, he must gather double the food they were going to pay Hopper in the first place. Flik teams up with an unusual group of heroes to try to save his colony.

A prince is cursed by an evil witch to live as an ugly beast until he finds true love. Years later, he captures Belle, a clockmaker's daughter, in his castle and she falls in love with his enchanted servants. Only time will tell if she falls in love with the Beast too.

A small circus elephant is bullied for his large ears and given the nickname Dumbo. When his mother is locked away for sticking up for him, Dumbo is on his own. Everything changes when he realizes that he can fly thanks to his huge ears and is able to reunite with his mom again.

Miguel dreams of becoming a musician like his idol, but his family has had a ban on music for as long as he can remember. To prove his talent, Miguel goes to the colorful Land of the Dead. He meets a trickster named Héctor, where the two find out the true story behind Miguel's family.

Private eye Eddie Valiant is hired by a cartoon producer to investigate a scandal involving Jessica Rabbit, the wife of the producer's biggest star, Roger Rabbit. But when the owner of Toontown is murdered, the evil Judge Doom wants to catch and destroy Roger in a huge chase.

Judy Hopps is on a journey to become the first rabbit in the police force, but she quickly learns how difficult it is to enforce the law when you're not the biggest animal in the pen. When she proves herself by taking on a big case, she must team up with Nick Wilde, a sly fox who seems to make her job harder than it needs to be.

Carl Fredricksen, an old balloon salesman, is going to fulfill his and his late wife's dream of tying thousands of balloons to his home and flying away to South America. But when he starts his adventure, a boy named Russell happens to be on board, and that's when the real fun begins.

Criminal mastermind Gru sets out to steal the moon with the help of his tiny yellow minions. He must pilfer a shrinkray to succeed in his plan, so he adopts three orphan girls to help him with his disguise. But much to his dismay, they end up stealing his heart.

When Aladdin lets a genie free from a lamp, he gets three wishes. His one goal is to make Princess Jasmine fall in love with him, but can he make an amazing woman fall for a street rat? It's a tricky task, especially while the evil Jafar is after the special lamp too.

A wooly mammoth, saber-toothed tiger, sloth, and squirrel/rat come together during the Ice Age to migrate south to escape the cold winters. When they find a human baby, things go a little haywire as they try to return him to his human parents before winter strikes.

Rapunzel has been locked away in her tower since she was a baby, but on her 18th birthday, she wants to leave for just a day. A mysterious man helps her sneak out into the city and adventure ensues — until her evil mother finds out she left.

The smooth, speedy machine Lightning McQueen gets lost in a tiny town called Radiator Springs after a big race. During his stay, Lightning becomes friends with the town's quirky residents and has to decide whether to leave for his next race or stay with his new friends.

After following a rabbit who "is late for a very important date," Alice falls down a rabbit hole and enters an entirely different world. There she meets a Cheshire Cat, a Mad Hatter, the evil Queen of Hearts, and many other obstacles before she can return home.

Mulan is a woman, so she's not allowed to enter the military. But when her father is drafted, she cuts her hair and pretends to be a man to take his place. Mulan is followed by her silly dragon sidekick, Mushu, as the two fight the Hun invasion — and she happens to fall in love along the way.

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